LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 25: Austin Watson, drafted 18th by the Nashville Predators, poses for a portrait during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at Staples Center on June 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Austin Watson scored his first NHL goal. David Legwand netted his 200th.
The Nashville Predators needed both to beat the Calgary Flames and end a long losing streak.
Watson and Matt Halischuk scored 1:23 apart in the third period to lead the Predators to a 4-3 win on Tuesday night.
Legwand and Nick Spaling had the other goals for Nashville, which ended the franchise's longest losing streak at eight games. Shea Weber added two assists.
"We won the game. We haven't won for a while, so we weren't quite sure what to do," Nashville coach Barry Trotz joked. "The guys have been working hard and they are not getting rewarded. Tonight it was good to get rewarded."
Roman Cervenka scored two goals, and T.J. Brodie had the other goal for Calgary, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Brodie gave the Flames a 1-0 lead at 5:59 of the first period.
With the teams skating 4-on-4, Brodie had the puck at the top of the right circle and made a toe-drag move to the f...

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